1936 Tour de France
The 1936 Tour de France was the 30th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 7 July to 2 August. It was composed of 21 stages with a total length of 4,442 km (2,760 mi). Because of health problems, Henri Desgrange stopped as Tour director, and was succeeded by Jacques Goddet.
Route of the 1936 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7 July – 2 August 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including five split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,442 km (2,760 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 142h 47' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Belgian cyclist Sylvère Maes. In the early stages, he battled with French Maurice Archambaud, until Archambaud lost many minutes on the eighth stage. Maes was then able to create a large margin with his new closest competitor Magne and teammate Vervaecke.
The team classification was won by the Belgian team, and Spanish cyclist Julián Berrendero won the mountains classification. There was also a one-time classification, based on points, that was won by Sylvère Maes.